WILL CELEBRATE
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH WAS FOUND-
ED FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Today Filled With Events of Unusual
Interest, Including a Parade in
Which Thousands Will
Participate.
The Catholics of Kansas City, Kas., and the surrounding areas are celebrating today the golden anniversary of St. Mary's Catholic church. Today, for the first time, the Rev. Father Anton Kuhls, pastor of the church, monsignor and prelate to the pope, will don his soutan, the purple robe of his exalted office, and officiate at the services of the church.
The events of the day will begin with a parade this morning, in which it is expected many thousands of persons will take part. Thomas Shea, grand marshal, has appointed the following aids from the different parishes: John Quin, Joseph Doleshal, Jr., John Felter, E. C. Goebel, Nick Clemence, J. W. Bishop, P. C. Schneller, Steve Picnic, Frank Frankowitch and M. J. Caples.
THOUSANDS WILL PARADE.
Sergeant N. J. Adams will command the mounted police, which will head the parade. The order of the parade will be as follows: Mounted police, Coleman's Military band, St. Mary's parish, St. Joseph's of Shawneetown, St. Bridget's, St. Thomas's, Third Regiment band, St. John's of Argentine, St. Patrick's, St. Anthony's Slavonic band, St. Joseph's Blessed Sacrement, Holy Name Croatian band, St. John the Baptist, St. Benedict's, St. Cyril Methodius, Hiner's band, St. Rose of Lima, St. Peter's, St. Joseph's (Krainers).
The parade will start at St. Mary's church, Fifth street and Ann avenue to Tenth street, south on Tenth and Sandusky avenue and west on Sandusky avenue to Twelfth street, where it will be joined by Bishop Lillis, accompanied by J. A. Stall and A. C. Fasenmyer of St. Mary's parish. The parade will then continue north on Twelfth street to Minnesota avenue, east on Minnesota avenue to Fifth street and south on Fifth street to the church, where it will disband.
In a large tent which has been erected on the lawn, the Very Rev. J. Ward of Leavenworth will celebrate mass, and the Right Rev. Mgr. Tihen will preach at the same hour that Bishop Lillis is celebrating pontifical mass in the church.
Of far more than passing interest is the celebration of St. Mary's golden anniversary to those familiar with the history of the church. Founded fifty years ago in what was at that time practically a wilderness, the little pioneer church has kept its stride with the little straggling village, which has grown from a mere hamlet to a city of more than 100,000 souls; and the magnificent edifice in which the parishioners of St. Mary's worship today is a worthy tribute to the untiring energy and resourcefulness of the aged prelate who has guided its destinies through the storms of half a century.
